Here at Lipstick, we believe beauty is so much more than makeup or finding a new zit cream. It's about discovering who are, unlocking new ways to feel confident, and above all, loving yourself. And no one embodies that more than 21-year-old Marimar Quiroa. The young video blogger has spent her whole life with a cystic hygroma, a rare lymphatic lesion on her face more commonly known as a "water tumor", that affects her ability to speak and eat, but it hasn't stopped her from amassing millions of views on her YouTube channel, where she creates makeup tutorials.

"The reason I started my YouTube channel is to support the deaf and hard of hearing community and others too," Quiroa writes on her About page, speaking to her mission to uplift marginalized and invisible audiences in the beauty community.

Quiroa was born with the hygroma in her neck and mouth area, which has been reduced in size over time with various surgeries. Still, it requires that she eats and breathes with a tube. Quiroa began making YouTube videos while pursuing makeup artistry professionally in beauty school, with the hope of empowering others who have struggled with their appearance. She uses sign language to communicate with her audience.

"I have encountered negative people, both on YouTube and in my daily life," Quiroa told Barcroft TV. "People tell me I look like a monkey...that my mouth is wrong. I see them staring. I either tell them to stop or just ignore them."

The online comment community isn't known for its benevolence, but Quiroa has received immense positive feedback.

"She says she wants to go...inspire the people," adds her mother, Maria. "She thanks God that she's alive, with a lot of energy. She wants to do everything. If she wants to do it, I'm okay. Whatever she wants."